mind-blowing
Americanadjective
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overwhelming; astounding.
Spending a week in the jungle was a mind-blowing experience.
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producing a hallucinogenic effect.
a mind-blowing drug.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of mind-blowing
First recorded in 1965–70
Vocabulary lists containing mind-blowing
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Fast on the heels of Tuesday’s mind-blowing American midterm elections, Israelis are forming a new government that seems hardly less astonishing—a ruling body for the Jewish state that includes Israeli Arabs.
From Slate ● Nov. 5, 2026
“The mind-blowing stop-motion masterpiece ‘Wildwood’ is my top contender at this point,” enthuses Dave Karger.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
"To go from thinking your child has sunburn to them having an extremely rare genetic disorder is mind-blowing," she said.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
“That’s just how mind-blowing and terrible this truly was.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
“Okay, okay, fine. It’s expensive and mind-blowing and not at all weird and cultish. Get to the point.”
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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